There's not enough videos like this to encourage newcomers to dip their toes in the water ( not literally ) and try the hobby without fear of having to sell the kids to fund it. A cheap homemade T5 unit could upgrade you to house a few corals for not much more expense on a tank that size. Anyway, great video as always. Looking forward to part 2 👍
Really though, I’ve been wanting to do this for a while but all the other videos had me scared and because of this guy tomorrow I’m thinking about getting the stuff I need to get a clown fish and a hermit crab to put in my 2 gallon tank for a couple weeks and upgrading them to my extra 10 gallon tank
I am glad you are doing this series..because this is the reality of the current reefing scene. You've got the side that promotes all of the high end gear and expensive equipment that is a must for success, but there definitely is a big audience who want to jump onboard the reefing scene and gradually move up as their knowledge and skills improve. Not everyone wants an automated system with SPS corals living with LPS corals from day 30. This should be a popular series!
watched this video about 4 months ago on my honey moon now 3 1/2 months into my 30 gallon tank and it’s going amazing have 2 lightning maroon clowns , royal gramma, striped blenny , and a dwarf hawk fish and just got a nem have a few corals too that are all thriving thanks for helping me get into the hobby ! i notice a lot of people on youtube along with forums seem to over complicate things and make people interested in the hobby either decide not to go forward or end up going fresh water “because it’s not as complicated”
I feel the same way right now, my young daughter loves fish, and i thought it would be a way for me and her to bond as she grows up sharing this hobby, but it seems so complex that i have no idea where to begin
Great to see more uk versions of these budget reef video's. On the American ones my interest always goes directly after the mention of 'dollar a gallon'. Looking forward to the seeing the mods!
What a great video. I would recommend any newb to go down this route to see if they are up for the discipline required to maintain a saltwater tank. Also I am sure you can get 80% of the pleasure from 20% of the cost. (maybe 90/10) I decided to buy a nearly new complete 75g set up off eBay and have upgraded a fair few bits since - it very quickly adds up as everything costs at least twice what you think it should. If I was starting again, I would either go smaller or bigger. The cabinet / sump under a 900 tank is not big enough for all the gear you need (want!) in a full fat set up! My favourite tips from RD - make your own water, be patient but don't be afraid to try things Things I am neglecting - testing, not because I can't' be bothered but reading the results is almost guesswork.
Awesome video!! This is what's needed to show people that this hobby is not just for wealthy people, which is the impression you get from most on TH-cam. I would have never started this hobby 30 years ago, if that's what I was led to believe.
For my budget build I used seachem Matrix in a bag as my media filter and then threw a chemipure elite and cheap filter floss on top. That was it..the key was ensuring I rinsed the matrix bags along with the water I removed weekly so it got rid of more bad stuff without killing off the bacteria - similar to how you clean the sponge in a fresh water tank. This helped keep my nitrates and phosphates low. Then I only fed every 2 days.. that was it. The only other expense was a tunze skimmer and ato..ATO was a game changer as it brought stability in a small tank that evaporated high. I was so nervous about mixing salt in the beginning, but once I did it..it was easy. Recommend it!
Finally a great budget non judgey U.K. cheaper marine way. Everyone on every forum complain about set ups and sumps. I did this sort of set up but with a cabinet and a 140l more than this. But I went similar route nice and slow and steady. LFS unfortunately recommended ramming with loads of fish when adding the colony and obviously that’s when I had issues. But a year on had trouble with hair algae but since a overhaul of scrubbing and it’s going great a year abit on. Love to show you how I started and how I am now though I don’t think people believe me 😂 Again great vids as usual!
Awesome video Dork - good work. I would do everything the way you set out, but the addition of a piece of real live rock is a bit of a double edge sword. On the plus side it helps cycle, plus seeds Coralline Algae, plus introduce (maybe) free clean up crew, bristleworms etc, but the big risk is adding the dreaded Aiptasia. In my humble opinion I’d leave the Iive rock out and add Coralline Algae shavings to seed (free from your LFS) and cycle in other ways. I only mention this because I recently added a piece of live rock when I bought a BTA attached to it and now have an Aiptasia outbreak. All The Best. Reef
I have recently set up one of these tanks for a freshwater aquarium and am just about to dip my toes in to try salt water. I was so happy when I saw you are using the same tank as I bought another one for my salt water. Thanks for the vids. I have subscribed and will be waiting with interest and a total newbie :D
Nice video! Looking forward to seeing the tank come on! I started a 20 Gallon last year, with 2 heaters for redundancy and a budget controller, 2 hang on back filters and a black box reef light, all the rock, sand, bacteria, refractometer, simple bottle ATO, even replacement floss and salifert test kits, basically everything a new reefer would need for the first 12 months (without losing sleep) aimed for £500 but ended up about £600 in the end, was pretty happy with that!
This video really simplifies setting up a beginner saltwater tank. I appreciate that, as saltwater tanks usually are HUGELY daunting with all the expensive equipment and such they "require", per other videos I've seen (including on earlier today). I do planted freshwater tanks and love them, but even those I do LOW tech. I don't have any interest in high tech anything, much less super expensive high tech anything, so I'd pretty much dismissed ever having a saltwater tank of any sort or size. With the info you present in this video, I'm rethinking that.
This is great I used to have a 100 galon but but had to get rid of it when I moved house and I have had that itch to get back in to the hobby so this video is excellent I think I will try and replicate what you have done here. I am from the UK and there are not many shops in my area who stock salt water anymore but I will try thanks you earned a subscriber :)
Worth thinking about a poly-filter pad to reduce the organic load, useful as it changes colour when used up. It could be cut to size and placed in the vacant filter slot or even behind the rocks with a minimum of jury-rigging, e,g plastic egg crate with elastic bands to secure.
those good old £1 b and q buckets lol . i have 5 for my tanks love them , i thought i was the only one using them aha , great video , going to start my first reef tank soon after having tropical for years , great video
This is fantastic, I just got this exact tank for my freshwater set up and I'm excited to get a second to dip my toes into saltwater in the coming months.
Thank you for this video I get so fed up with US based stuff where they talk about tanks that are huge, a 4 foot tank to breed a few guppy's , that sort of thing. so thank you from us with less space a resource's, I may finally venture into the marine environment. Oh, and just to add they also talk about gallons with no mention of surface area.
Great video mate, I can't help but think the Fluval Evo would have been better suited though. It has a light that is more suited to a saltwater aquarium and comes with the media and pump. Chuck in some rock, sand and a heater and it's good to go for the same budget. Either way a fantastic video and a great topic. I'm looking forward to this tanks progression 🙂
Love that you're doing this mini-series! It's really a great way to get new people into the hobby since it can be extremely expensive! I've turned into a gear and aesthetic junky so I've spent thousands on my setup, but this aquarium is beautiful and so inexpensive! Good on you for helping people with a more restricted budget!
2:11 you hear that reef dork? Lol Also on the premise of 28 quid for 100l you’d be spending (after the first month and assuming you do a 25% water change once a week) £28 a month on water. Because of this I think you should include an RODI unit and the salt in the budget build.
@@ReefDork agreed pal better to have the volume of water as a beginner. Looking forward to seeing how this one plays out enjoy your banter you has better not tell the Mrs the true cost of your aquarium or she’ll be looking for a divorce 😂 also any of that left over black backing you could apply to your main aquarium 😂 gotta love that wallpaper. God luck pal keep the content coming 👍
Thank you so much. I have this exact tank and have been trying to figure out how I can use it as a marine tank as my daughter wants to keep clowns. Can you put a decent filter upgrade in part 2? My included one packed in a while ago and I don’t know what to go with.
Cool!!! I’m a fresh water guy but I might adopt a pair of clowns for my daughter (deffo not for me 😂😂😂) and this looks like an awesome set up to get that started. I was thinking of just doing a fish only set up but a mini reef would be awesome!!!
Amazing video after watching this its made me want to get into the hobby. Now am planning on making my own do you think with the 1-2 clownfish in there like u did I would be able to add a yang tail. Thank you keep it up!
A couple weeks ago I started watching this and other videos to help me set up a budget 29 gallon saltwater aquarium. Now $1,300 later I'm almost ready to start the cycling process and my wife has left me. 🤣😂🤣
I'm setting up my own nano (12L) tank with a budget but am planning on keeping LPS and NPS corals in it. I got an Ai prime Hd so keeping corals with it wont be of an issue. Now my question is, I have bought 3kg marcorock. the shop where i bought it from claims this rock isn't taken from any marine enviorment so doesn't contain any spores of organic compounds (wich means no NH3; NO2 or NO3 spike) how long whould this tank need to cycle? I'm planning on daily 10% water change and weekly 50% I'm also planning on using some live sand from my 250L tank in the filtration for some bacteria to start off with.
Yeah, it's a great budget tank because it's still a reasonable size. I've since bought a Fluval Evo 13.5 which is great and looks nice, but it's half the size of this so much less forgiving.
Hi.. thank you so much for such informational video.. in fact i started my first 15gal (arnd 13.5gal actual) with your information.. my tank is running now 5 days already with 2 pcs of an inch size clownfish, with live rock and added bacteria when i started it. Hopefully my fish would be ok.. btw, when should i do the first water change and how much.. thanks again.. cheers!
Awesome and informative video ! Got one question though. Did you left the filter empty now ? Why not putting Eheim Substrate pro in the filter compartment for extra living space for Beneficial Bacteria? And some filterfloss for polishing the water ? Its in there, so why not making the most of it ?
Awesome video! Getting a 45 gallon tank tomorrow started to feel a little over whelmed and this video made me feel loads better! I am doing a budget build as well and am trying to do my first cycle with two clown fish. With that being said I’d like to do what you did and do the cycle with the clown fish in I just don’t want to kill them. Before you put in the booster and fish what perimeters was the water at and how long did you wait after the booster to put the clown fish in?
I have an empty fluval shaker 168l with a fluval 207 cannister filter. could that filter be used for a basic fowlr? Would i just put filter floss in it. It has holes in the tank. Would it be easier blocking them up and buying a hob filter or using the canniater? 😊
Hello mate,just a quick question got the existing tank running one year with lots of your help :-),recently I bought lots of dried rocks and have to cure them,CAN I START USING WATER FROM OLD TANK DURING WC and fill it up bucket with new dry rocks to start curing and making alive cheers and Merry Christmas
Hey man love the content! I’m looking at getting into the hobby and have been for a while. I have a fluval edge 46L tank, is this acceptable for 2 clowns, that’s all I want just two clowns! Also is it possible to keep them and for them to be happy without live rock? Is it a necessity? Also could I use artificial coral? I don’t plan on keeping coral it seems too much maintenance. Love the vids it helps me so much!
You'll absolutely need saltwater specific rock of some kind but 2 clowns will be fine. I have no experience with artifical coral but I'd guess they'll get covered in bio film/algae etc quite quickly and wouldn't look very good.
@@ReefDork thanks for the reply! Salt water specific rock it is! Once I get into the hobby I will transfer to corals just as a start up (similar to this vid) I’ll use rock :) thanks dude keep up the great work
I’m setting up a similar tank bought an internal filter for it but now Iv bought a bubble magnus mini q skimmer should I just sell the internal filter and use the skimmer?
Hi i just wanted to know can i use Just glass tank not any aquipment from this tank "Ciano Emotions Nature Pro 120 63 Gallons freshwater Aquarium" for saltwater aquarium? and its stand for saltwater sump
I live in Bangladesh. And the temperature here in summer easily crosses 35°C. I have a freshwater tank (12 inch cube). And usually the temperature stays at 28°C but went upto 30°C once. And now in winter, the lowest temperature of the tank is 24°C. Can beginner fish/coral handle a maximum of 30°C? Chillers are expensive so that isn't a way for me.
For the hang on the back filter, can that be the same kind you use in freshwater tanks? Or do they sell salt water ones as well? I’m thinking of setting up a 30 or 40 gallon long, would the hang on the back be suitable for that size? What kind of fish can you keep in those sizes?
Would anemones be suitable for this tank or would you need to add lighting like most corals. Could you instead feed it coral food as a supplementation?
Hello reef dork, I’ve only just come across your video! Great btw - am thinking about starting a salt water tank, in the video you say the filter sponge is not good for the tank, what sponge do your replace instead? 😊
@@ReefDork thank you I will look into that, I also have another question, if I didn’t choose to buy the pre salt water and make my own like you do, how do I measure how much to salt to put into the tank?
@@dedo1459 There are instructions on the box but it's usually around 38g per litre. Just start lower and add more if you need to - it's easier that way round. You'll need a refractometer to test the salinity.
Hey I recently started my tank (without watching this video) but I had a good amount of live rock and no substrate or crushed coral on the ground in my 3 gallon nano tank i started my acclimation with a small small clown fish and I was kinda angry cause they would not sell me a small damsel for the acclimation process although the store closer to my dads which I’ve had the best luck with does sell damsels for acclimation.. that doesn’t matter but my clown was doing fine and all the sudden he was wedged under a rock… he seemed sick. I took him out (tried to remove the rock as safely as possible and within 2 or 3 hours my clown was dead.. to be honest I hadn’t even done a water test yet which wasn’t smart other than checking the salinity but the tank was up for only a week or so.. I know I haven’t given much information but what do you think happened? Of course many things could’ve happened but I’m going to do a water test in the morning and see if I could’ve had an ammonia spike or some sort.
It was almost certainly ammonia that killed him - not sure what you did in terms of adding proper, established live rock or bacteria but you may have needed more. But either way, my opinion is that a 3 gallon tank is far too small for a clownfish so I think you're setting yourself up for a fall there - same with a damsel. You might get away with a very small fish like a yellow clown goby, but I personally wouldn't keep fish in a tank that small. Sorry, I know this isn't what you wanted to hear!
@@ReefDork Thank you so much! But the two of the clown fish are already in my tank for over one year. Recently the clear water changed the color to orange and cloudy to block the view. I am so worried that the fish cannot survive. I tried many ways and now I think maybe ATM colony may help after viewing your video…
I'm not sure it's available separately but I'd go for a Fluval U4 or similar personally - they're still small but have a bit more capacity for filter media.
Pre mixed saltwater in my local store is expensive any other ways to make it because you can't mix if tap water quality is crap like mine I've heard stuff about rodi systems but it seems complicated
@@ReefDork I saw that mantis shrimp and I want to start the hobby never done salt water tank before just fresh water so am learning before I start the tank up✌️😉
Here's part 2 - th-cam.com/video/75Ozh5q8WyQ/w-d-xo.html
There's not enough videos like this to encourage newcomers to dip their toes in the water ( not literally ) and try the hobby without fear of having to sell the kids to fund it. A cheap homemade T5 unit could upgrade you to house a few corals for not much more expense on a tank that size. Anyway, great video as always. Looking forward to part 2 👍
Really though, I’ve been wanting to do this for a while but all the other videos had me scared and because of this guy tomorrow I’m thinking about getting the stuff I need to get a clown fish and a hermit crab to put in my 2 gallon tank for a couple weeks and upgrading them to my extra 10 gallon tank
I’ve been so scared but here I am learning
I am glad you are doing this series..because this is the reality of the current reefing scene. You've got the side that promotes all of the high end gear and expensive equipment that is a must for success, but there definitely is a big audience who want to jump onboard the reefing scene and gradually move up as their knowledge and skills improve. Not everyone wants an automated system with SPS corals living with LPS corals from day 30.
This should be a popular series!
watched this video about 4 months ago on my honey moon now 3 1/2 months into my 30 gallon tank and it’s going amazing have 2 lightning maroon clowns , royal gramma, striped blenny , and a dwarf hawk fish and just got a nem have a few corals too that are all thriving thanks for helping me get into the hobby ! i notice a lot of people on youtube along with forums seem to over complicate things and make people interested in the hobby either decide not to go forward or end up going fresh water “because it’s not as complicated”
I feel the same way right now, my young daughter loves fish, and i thought it would be a way for me and her to bond as she grows up sharing this hobby, but it seems so complex that i have no idea where to begin
Great to see more uk versions of these budget reef video's. On the American ones my interest always goes directly after the mention of 'dollar a gallon'. Looking forward to the seeing the mods!
Your videos are one of a kind, You are one of the reasons I have switched to Marine Tank from freshwater 8 months back, Thank you for what you do.
What a great video. I would recommend any newb to go down this route to see if they are up for the discipline required to maintain a saltwater tank. Also I am sure you can get 80% of the pleasure from 20% of the cost. (maybe 90/10)
I decided to buy a nearly new complete 75g set up off eBay and have upgraded a fair few bits since - it very quickly adds up as everything costs at least twice what you think it should. If I was starting again, I would either go smaller or bigger. The cabinet / sump under a 900 tank is not big enough for all the gear you need (want!) in a full fat set up!
My favourite tips from RD - make your own water, be patient but don't be afraid to try things
Things I am neglecting - testing, not because I can't' be bothered but reading the results is almost guesswork.
Awesome video!! This is what's needed to show people that this hobby is not just for wealthy people, which is the impression you get from most on TH-cam. I would have never started this hobby 30 years ago, if that's what I was led to believe.
Finally I've been researching reef tanks for 2 years and I'm finally going to try it. Thanks
For my budget build I used seachem Matrix in a bag as my media filter and then threw a chemipure elite and cheap filter floss on top. That was it..the key was ensuring I rinsed the matrix bags along with the water I removed weekly so it got rid of more bad stuff without killing off the bacteria - similar to how you clean the sponge in a fresh water tank. This helped keep my nitrates and phosphates low. Then I only fed every 2 days.. that was it.
The only other expense was a tunze skimmer and ato..ATO was a game changer as it brought stability in a small tank that evaporated high. I was so nervous about mixing salt in the beginning, but once I did it..it was easy. Recommend it!
Finally a great budget non judgey U.K. cheaper marine way. Everyone on every forum complain about set ups and sumps. I did this sort of set up but with a cabinet and a 140l more than this. But I went similar route nice and slow and steady. LFS unfortunately recommended ramming with loads of fish when adding the colony and obviously that’s when I had issues. But a year on had trouble with hair algae but since a overhaul of scrubbing and it’s going great a year abit on. Love to show you how I started and how I am now though I don’t think people believe me 😂
Again great vids as usual!
Thank you so much for this, I didn’t really think I’d be able to afford doing this but now I feel empowered & excited all over again!
Awesome video Dork - good work.
I would do everything the way you set out, but the addition of a piece of real live rock is a bit of a double edge sword. On the plus side it helps cycle, plus seeds Coralline Algae, plus introduce (maybe) free clean up crew, bristleworms etc, but the big risk is adding the dreaded Aiptasia.
In my humble opinion I’d leave the Iive rock out and add Coralline Algae shavings to seed (free from your LFS) and cycle in other ways.
I only mention this because I recently added a piece of live rock when I bought a BTA attached to it and now have an Aiptasia outbreak.
All The Best.
Reef
Excellent work fella. The hobby needs more budget end of the hobby videos. Really looking forward to part 2.
I have recently set up one of these tanks for a freshwater aquarium and am just about to dip my toes in to try salt water. I was so happy when I saw you are using the same tank as I bought another one for my salt water. Thanks for the vids. I have subscribed and will be waiting with interest and a total newbie :D
This is also a cool setup to get your kids into the hobby and have more responsibilities.
Nice video! Looking forward to seeing the tank come on!
I started a 20 Gallon last year, with 2 heaters for redundancy and a budget controller, 2 hang on back filters and a black box reef light, all the rock, sand, bacteria, refractometer, simple bottle ATO, even replacement floss and salifert test kits, basically everything a new reefer would need for the first 12 months (without losing sleep) aimed for £500 but ended up about £600 in the end, was pretty happy with that!
This video really simplifies setting up a beginner saltwater tank. I appreciate that, as saltwater tanks usually are HUGELY daunting with all the expensive equipment and such they "require", per other videos I've seen (including on earlier today). I do planted freshwater tanks and love them, but even those I do LOW tech. I don't have any interest in high tech anything, much less super expensive high tech anything, so I'd pretty much dismissed ever having a saltwater tank of any sort or size. With the info you present in this video, I'm rethinking that.
Top top top video - just beware this tank is a gateway drug!
This is great I used to have a 100 galon but but had to get rid of it when I moved house and I have had that itch to get back in to the hobby so this video is excellent I think I will try and replicate what you have done here. I am from the UK and there are not many shops in my area who stock salt water anymore but I will try thanks you earned a subscriber :)
Worth thinking about a poly-filter pad to reduce the organic load, useful as it changes colour when used up. It could be cut to size and placed in the vacant filter slot or even behind the rocks with a minimum of jury-rigging, e,g plastic egg crate with elastic bands to secure.
Here is an idea! Adding two blue Aqua Ray flexi strips to the lid would give the spectrum needed for soft corals and would cost £40 :)!
Omg I can’t wait for part 2 this is amazing
those good old £1 b and q buckets lol . i have 5 for my tanks love them , i thought i was the only one using them aha , great video , going to start my first reef tank soon after having tropical for years , great video
This is fantastic, I just got this exact tank for my freshwater set up and I'm excited to get a second to dip my toes into saltwater in the coming months.
I love how you recommend black background on budget build but still have that bird wallpaper on your main tank background. :D
Thank you for this video I get so fed up with US based stuff where they talk about tanks that are huge, a 4 foot tank to breed a few guppy's , that sort of thing. so thank you from us with less space a resource's, I may finally venture into the marine environment. Oh, and just to add they also talk about gallons with no mention of surface area.
Great video mate, I can't help but think the Fluval Evo would have been better suited though. It has a light that is more suited to a saltwater aquarium and comes with the media and pump. Chuck in some rock, sand and a heater and it's good to go for the same budget. Either way a fantastic video and a great topic. I'm looking forward to this tanks progression 🙂
I considered that tank, but I prefer the larger water volume of this one. The reef specific light will be going on in next week's vid 🤓
@@ReefDork that's a point, I also found the small peninsula style of the Evo a little tricky to aquascape and get it looking 👌
@@ReefDork would macroalgae work instead of corals for this tank light
@@apss5736 yep
@@ReefDork yay. just found a new tank idea if i have space for another fish rack
Love that you're doing this mini-series! It's really a great way to get new people into the hobby since it can be extremely expensive! I've turned into a gear and aesthetic junky so I've spent thousands on my setup, but this aquarium is beautiful and so inexpensive! Good on you for helping people with a more restricted budget!
fair play mate, definitely done well on such a small budget, look forward to part 2
Nice, got a 80l freshgwater tank, triving. After watching this i would love a 100l saltwater tank next to it!
2:11 you hear that reef dork? Lol
Also on the premise of 28 quid for 100l you’d be spending (after the first month and assuming you do a 25% water change once a week) £28 a month on water. Because of this I think you should include an RODI unit and the salt in the budget build.
Wow never knew about the metal in cheap sand! Crazy!
Best Video i have seen from a reefer that is long in the Hobby. Dont need a lot of money, but nobody Shows that:D always wondered why
Could make this a macro algae tank too! The spectrum is perfect for that
Can't wait for part 2. I want to try saltwater but without spending a fortune in case I don't like it.
Easier to get by the mrs too!
Very fine work, a class act indeed. Would've loved to have taken this route my first go round.
You’ve inspired me to consider getting a reef tank in my Rio 125 instead of tropical. Hmmm onto part 2
Very good..🖐🏽🖐🏽🖐🏽not complicated over exspensive euipement
Thank U
Thank you so much for this! Your channel is incredibly helpful 😊
Excellent vid Alex. 👍 though I'd be surprised if a nooby watching this doesn't ask where they can get a background like yours. 😅
Tanktastic , keep up the good work .
Looking forward to see what you do in part two 👍
This so the most helpful video I've seen thank you so much
Thank you for this awesome video. Lots of useful information mate!!
Best easy salt water tank setup video i have seen on youtube and i have seen a lot of them.
Id take that asterina star of the live rock right away (little s**ts ) great video as always
Great video BUT why not go for a fluval evo? It has great filter section plus the light ain’t bad and cost less than £185
Thought about that tank, but I think double the water volume is a big benefit 🙂
@@ReefDork agreed pal better to have the volume of water as a beginner. Looking forward to seeing how this one plays out enjoy your banter you has better not tell the Mrs the true cost of your aquarium or she’ll be looking for a divorce 😂 also any of that left over black backing you could apply to your main aquarium 😂 gotta love that wallpaper. God luck pal keep the content coming 👍
Thank you so much. I have this exact tank and have been trying to figure out how I can use it as a marine tank as my daughter wants to keep clowns.
Can you put a decent filter upgrade in part 2? My included one packed in a while ago and I don’t know what to go with.
I won't be adding a filter for part 2 but if I did, it'd be the Fluval U2 🙂
Great vid as always, love from Poland mate
Cool!!! I’m a fresh water guy but I might adopt a pair of clowns for my daughter (deffo not for me 😂😂😂) and this looks like an awesome set up to get that started. I was thinking of just doing a fish only set up but a mini reef would be awesome!!!
Amazing video after watching this its made me want to get into the hobby. Now am planning on making my own do you think with the 1-2 clownfish in there like u did I would be able to add a yang tail. Thank you keep it up!
Cool. Yang? Do you mean tang? Far too small for any tangs though I'm afraid. Even short term :(
Great video idea! Love this channel btw
A couple weeks ago I started watching this and other videos to help me set up a budget 29 gallon saltwater aquarium.
Now $1,300 later I'm almost ready to start the cycling process and my wife has left me. 🤣😂🤣
🤣🤣
That is how you get a subscriber! :)
I have a bunch of freshwater tanks I’ve been wanting to add a salt water for a while now
Where can you buy the rock???
Great job mate
Fluval evo 13.5 with an intank media chamber 1
Been watching this video since September of 22 out of wanting to start a tank for clownfish.
Cool video, I was just wondering for the weekly changes of water, do you add tap water or if not what kind of water do you add?
Ro/di only
I'm setting up my own nano (12L) tank with a budget but am planning on keeping LPS and NPS corals in it.
I got an Ai prime Hd so keeping corals with it wont be of an issue. Now my question is, I have bought 3kg marcorock. the shop where i bought it from claims this rock isn't taken from any marine enviorment so doesn't contain any spores of organic compounds (wich means no NH3; NO2 or NO3 spike)
how long whould this tank need to cycle?
I'm planning on daily 10% water change and weekly 50%
I'm also planning on using some live sand from my 250L tank in the filtration for some bacteria to start off with.
Would you still recommend this tank if you are looking to start on a budget? Great videos by the way so helpful
Yeah, it's a great budget tank because it's still a reasonable size. I've since bought a Fluval Evo 13.5 which is great and looks nice, but it's half the size of this so much less forgiving.
@@ReefDork Amazing thank you so much. I have just ordered one.
Hi.. thank you so much for such informational video.. in fact i started my first 15gal (arnd 13.5gal actual) with your information.. my tank is running now 5 days already with 2 pcs of an inch size clownfish, with live rock and added bacteria when i started it. Hopefully my fish would be ok.. btw, when should i do the first water change and how much.. thanks again.. cheers!
I'd wait until you have a nitrate reading then do 10% a week.
@@ReefDork wow very rapid response.. thank you so much!!!
Awesome and informative video !
Got one question though.
Did you left the filter empty now ?
Why not putting Eheim Substrate pro in the filter compartment for extra living space for Beneficial Bacteria?
And some filterfloss for polishing the water ?
Its in there, so why not making the most of it ?
It currently has a sponge with carbon in it which I think is valuable but that'll be changing in part II...
@@ReefDork allright you kept the standard cardridge missed that 🙂
Looking forward to part II
Awesome video! Getting a 45 gallon tank tomorrow started to feel a little over whelmed and this video made me feel loads better! I am doing a budget build as well and am trying to do my first cycle with two clown fish. With that being said I’d like to do what you did and do the cycle with the clown fish in I just don’t want to kill them. Before you put in the booster and fish what perimeters was the water at and how long did you wait after the booster to put the clown fish in?
Check this out for a full explanation th-cam.com/video/hTvJavxO0LE/w-d-xo.html
Thanks!
I have an empty fluval shaker 168l with a fluval 207 cannister filter. could that filter be used for a basic fowlr? Would i just put filter floss in it. It has holes in the tank. Would it be easier blocking them up and buying a hob filter or using the canniater? 😊
I'm not familiar with that tank but don't see why not. You could put live rock rubble in the cannister filter along with the filter floss.
Hello mate,just a quick question got the existing tank running one year with lots of your help :-),recently I bought lots of dried rocks and have to cure them,CAN I START USING WATER FROM OLD TANK DURING WC and fill it up bucket with new dry rocks to start curing and making alive cheers and Merry Christmas
You can do but I'd personally just put them straight in
Hey man love the content! I’m looking at getting into the hobby and have been for a while. I have a fluval edge 46L tank, is this acceptable for 2 clowns, that’s all I want just two clowns! Also is it possible to keep them and for them to be happy without live rock? Is it a necessity? Also could I use artificial coral? I don’t plan on keeping coral it seems too much maintenance. Love the vids it helps me so much!
You'll absolutely need saltwater specific rock of some kind but 2 clowns will be fine. I have no experience with artifical coral but I'd guess they'll get covered in bio film/algae etc quite quickly and wouldn't look very good.
@@ReefDork thanks for the reply! Salt water specific rock it is! Once I get into the hobby I will transfer to corals just as a start up (similar to this vid) I’ll use rock :) thanks dude keep up the great work
Yeah, hope it's legal to buy some corals in my country 😭
a dream is closer then ever to become reality....
More of this pls.
Brilliant
Bad enough you got me addicted to buying corals, now I'm thinking tank 2 😂😂😂
Just wondering if anyone has done this set up or similar size what live stock did you put in?
I'm building a 60 gallon tank no live coral..being near a mangrove creek doni really need a skimmer? Whatvis a must have ?
No skimmer needed, regular water changes will be good enough
I bet someone is going to fuss over the copper pipes running behind the tank. Also that asterina on the live rock piece. haha
I’m setting up a similar tank bought an internal filter for it but now Iv bought a bubble magnus mini q skimmer should I just sell the internal filter and use the skimmer?
Hi i just wanted to know can i use Just glass tank not any aquipment from this tank "Ciano Emotions Nature Pro 120 63 Gallons freshwater Aquarium" for saltwater aquarium? and its stand for saltwater sump
Best to email the manufacturer and ask - I did that with the Tetra tank and got a reply.
I live in Bangladesh. And the temperature here in summer easily crosses 35°C. I have a freshwater tank (12 inch cube). And usually the temperature stays at 28°C but went upto 30°C once. And now in winter, the lowest temperature of the tank is 24°C. Can beginner fish/coral handle a maximum of 30°C? Chillers are expensive so that isn't a way for me.
Probably not I'm afraid 😕
I remember watching a video similar to this before starting my nano tank…here we are a year and likely a few grand later 😏
You showed the max nano and I lol’ed. $1200? Thats one camera lens. My travel camera was $4500. Maybe reefing isnt as bad as I expected😂😂
As you measured the spectrum the black line showed the current spectrum the device has measured. But what spectrum was displayed in the background?
Exactly the same - it was just a screen recording of what was on the laptop
If you stack rocks you should glue them.
Reef saver rock is live rock that’s mined from empty reefs
2:10 what's your dt glass background Alex 😉
For the hang on the back filter, can that be the same kind you use in freshwater tanks? Or do they sell salt water ones as well? I’m thinking of setting up a 30 or 40 gallon long, would the hang on the back be suitable for that size? What kind of fish can you keep in those sizes?
Yep, you can use a freshwater one. In terms of fish, go slow and try to resist adding too many - less is more.
Would anemones be suitable for this tank or would you need to add lighting like most corals. Could you instead feed it coral food as a supplementation?
Maybe with an upgraded light. They're tricky to keep though and best avoided for at least 6 months from what I understand
Quick question, so if you want to schedule your water changes for once a month, it's better to put a skimmer?
Yh lowers nitrate
Awesome video
Hello reef dork, I’ve only just come across your video! Great btw - am thinking about starting a salt water tank, in the video you say the filter sponge is not good for the tank, what sponge do your replace instead? 😊
It's not that it's not good, it's just that it's job is to polish water not host bacteria. Filter media is better than a sponge for that purpose.
@@ReefDork thank you I will look into that, I also have another question, if I didn’t choose to buy the pre salt water and make my own like you do, how do I measure how much to salt to put into the tank?
@@dedo1459 There are instructions on the box but it's usually around 38g per litre. Just start lower and add more if you need to - it's easier that way round. You'll need a refractometer to test the salinity.
So you don't have to cycle the tank if you buy water from the store?
No, where you get your water from has nothing to do with cycling. There is some good bacteria in water but nowhere near enough to support fish.
Hey I recently started my tank (without watching this video) but I had a good amount of live rock and no substrate or crushed coral on the ground in my 3 gallon nano tank i started my acclimation with a small small clown fish and I was kinda angry cause they would not sell me a small damsel for the acclimation process although the store closer to my dads which I’ve had the best luck with does sell damsels for acclimation.. that doesn’t matter but my clown was doing fine and all the sudden he was wedged under a rock… he seemed sick. I took him out (tried to remove the rock as safely as possible and within 2 or 3 hours my clown was dead.. to be honest I hadn’t even done a water test yet which wasn’t smart other than checking the salinity but the tank was up for only a week or so.. I know I haven’t given much information but what do you think happened? Of course many things could’ve happened but I’m going to do a water test in the morning and see if I could’ve had an ammonia spike or some sort.
It was almost certainly ammonia that killed him - not sure what you did in terms of adding proper, established live rock or bacteria but you may have needed more. But either way, my opinion is that a 3 gallon tank is far too small for a clownfish so I think you're setting yourself up for a fall there - same with a damsel. You might get away with a very small fish like a yellow clown goby, but I personally wouldn't keep fish in a tank that small. Sorry, I know this isn't what you wanted to hear!
@@ReefDork sounds good I was honestly debating on just doing coral
Nice vid. What PAR meter do you use?
Seneye Reef
A great video. Thank you so much! Can I put the ATM colony into my tank directly with the clown fishes inside?
Yes, but it's better to add the colony first.
@@ReefDork Thank you so much! But the two of the clown fish are already in my tank for over one year. Recently the clear water changed the color to orange and cloudy to block the view. I am so worried that the fish cannot survive. I tried many ways and now I think maybe ATM colony may help after viewing your video…
@@winniebei165 ah, I see. Colony won't help that...
@@ReefDork Really? 😓😓Can you please help me to find out the reason and solution? Many many thanks!!
I have this tank and new to fish keeping and have been thinking of doing this but now I have seen this am going to bee single 🤣🤣🤣
Great Video. Can you put a link for the filter? Can't find it online. Thanks!
I'm not sure it's available separately but I'd go for a Fluval U4 or similar personally - they're still small but have a bit more capacity for filter media.
@@ReefDork Thanks, i like the filter in video because it incorporates heater and is HOB into one seamless, clean package. Know of a similar one?
@@danielsantos531 yeah I thought that after I typed the message! I'm not aware of any but ask your lfs to see.
How much rock and sand do you need in the filter
Pre mixed saltwater in my local store is expensive any other ways to make it because you can't mix if tap water quality is crap like mine I've heard stuff about rodi systems but it seems complicated
Thanks for your videos, 1 question could I add a peacock mantis shrimp in a tank like that?
Maybe, never looked into it to be honest
@@ReefDork ok thanks for responding 👍🏽💪🏽
@@ReefDork I saw that mantis shrimp and I want to start the hobby never done salt water tank before just fresh water so am learning before I start the tank up✌️😉